Fishing rod support



June 3, 1952 w. F. BRAUER FISHING ROD SUPPORT Filed sept. 14,. 195o lo. M.,

will/Ila IN VEN TOR.

BY www@ ux n iff Patented .une 3, 1.952

UNITED s1-*Ares l PATENT oFF-lice cslsHING Ron 'sorrows William Flz'rauenPasadena, Calif.v n Y Appliitolseptelbl 14, 19501 SerillIo'i1843790l Thedevioe'- of; thisV inventionilrelatesin 1 general tofsport shingfgear, and 'more particularly-tp mechanical means: toih'oldand-steady, arodvandf line:Whileatrollingf'from 1.aboat underway during such periods of'tim'eduring- *Which-Lit notgnec'eslsary.- to. exercise"directlphysioal controlf4 over such:

rod and-line'.y

- Accordingly itisa primeobject; of .theinvention' tofprovidev a new. and improvedamechanical devicefadapted ton be 'detachably,l clampedA to fapf pertenances-v of. a boat-barge or pier -toholdnandl supporta fishing rodand 'linein functional-f use posit-ion;

4Anadvantage of theainvention resides: in 'the ing: fromVV the horizontal throughh90 degrees; inv

accommodation of Vsp'acelimitatio ns asgafore mentionedfor shingfrom such--trlgulappositioni 4Stillfanother advantage` ofthe improvement ref sides in-thefactthat-by mechanically supportingarodjx in ver-tical positionzclearance. isafforded-,anA

adjacent person inlandingl a fighting, ishthere-r by` avoiding. entanglement off lines andlmuch confusion.

A: still further advantageV of, the provision ofmeans fork vertical Support of a.y rod v`resides inthel factithat it -is possible-to bait; ahookaorrotherwise refservice a vline: with .a -rninirnumtotl effort-and in amanner- Whichoauses. the least inconvenienceto the fisherman -orhis companions,especiallyfwhen iishing from a crowded fboat, ,bargeor pier:

A-:furtherz object of ythefimprovement is to provide a rod support which is of simple and sturdy construction, which is easily worked, and Which isof loW- cost forA the purposes outlined.

Other objects, features and advantagesfof the invention may b e noted Yfrom alstud'y of the accompanying drawing; 'Y the"- detaile'd'" description and thesub-j oined claims.

' Figure 1 is. a `side=elevationalf;view of'` thefrod supporti', of. this invention showing :the devint-z. in horizontal positionaandindicating-by dotted lines an intermediate and'maximum vertical inclination thereof; and, f

Figure 2isfa-top -plan =v-iewof 7the' device'sliown in Figure 1, this view also shows angular positions of adjustment in a horizontal plane,

yFigure-3 is-La-lfront-elevationalf `vievv -oftheffsupf' portasfseen along'linep-S-i-f, Figurel;v` y

Figure 4 is a sectional.elevational-viewtaken along line: dllylfigure f 1fv showing. constriictiorrf of the-spring vresistant Areleasingcl amp yadapted to detaohablyl secure va rod; uponA -thes,1 1p port.l.

'l'.fhe'zrodI support. IfIJofv this inventioncomprisesi a boolyportiony lf2- uponWhioh afrodt IIA-isf detacheably secured, and a clamp I6 upon-vvhi cl'rtliebodyr v IZ-ishingedly positioned;

. part. 2v2 -andf the legffZ, whichA eyelet isfadaptedto receive a bolt 2Y6-by Whichthe-body portion I Z-i'sf hingedly secured=uponthe-c1amp portion-I-Q.-. Av screw 28 having a pressurefplate. 3v0-*andf-a'hand grip.- 32I for-.manipulation is adapted tofbite.- the` structuref3`3-for-holdingfpurposesl A,plate-i 34- upon which thel body portion-l2 swingably positionedis formedwith apairofparlallel and1 dependentv lugs 36fwhohwareaperturedA toreceivegthe.bolt.2liY for., fulcrurningl.thelfplate uponthebody-ofv-the clamp,`

` The body I2.-isiormedptaf'lengthfoi strip metal'v 38 having a horizontal p nortion-1v lidr adaptedtolie: infaoe oontacttvith the upper surface eilt-lie plate 34-and which -isfapertured-atfit-tofreoeivaa` bolt 4'2 extending, therethrough and -throughwth'e-f plate 34 sof that. these'elementsofthe-constructionf-are pivotally unitedforfi. swinging movement in a horizontalplane. The-body. l 2 isialsofforlrned" with' the-fhorizontal portionf l2 b which is Oe'set'y atMWithfrespectto the portion El 2a so'as'to proviole clearanceof the clamp. screvv- 372-whenn-the= support is swung to uppermost positionY The endsof the'fstrip yor b'ar v38haveiA upturnedfshan'ks li'which l are' bifurc'ated toprovide restsgM :for horizontally positioningY Athe f rod=- Mi substantially asshown in the'dra-wing;

Ay bracketfzlrlhaving af-flanged-ends is fsecuredf at-l itszone: end bythe bolt'142 'uponlthe'runderfacef 527. of thezzplateaat; while ai bolt? 5:4? extending? tlfiroug-h-t arivaper-tureiin thenbr'aicketl and :through 1 the! relatedaor adj acentv portion al Zaf` -of th'efz han 38 is adapted .to'if ber-,tightened byr axwingmutV 56" tof cause;v the y Vbrackexland.: ban 38:. tof Clamp aftli'ef plat'e'i fori holding, the baragainsttaxial rota-'ftion; or 'for loosenirrgitirer'eof f'orsv'vi'n'gingxnovelv ment around the axis of the'bolt 42 so-that'siioh'H 3 I2a of the bar 38 and is formed at its other end with bifurcated loops 58 so constructed and arranged as to receive the eye 60 of guide rod 62 therebetween for hinged movement upon a pin yil extending therethrough. rIhe plunger 62 is positioned in a cylinder 64 which serves as a housing therefor. A spring encircling the guide rod has one end in abutment with a boss 12 upon the upper or free end of the guide rod and has its other end bearing upon the shank of a bolt 14 which is screw threaded through an apertured cap 68 upon the lower end of the cylindrical housing and the wall of such housing. A full closure cap 65 is secured upon the upper end of the tubular housing 64. The screw 14 is adapted upon being tightened to bear upon the plunger to iixedly secure the guide rod and housing 64 against relative movement.

A hand grip 'I6 secured upon the housing Vprovides means for raising the housing and an arcuate finger 18 thereon against compressive resistance by the spring 10 so that clearance is afforded for placing the rod I4 in the bifurcated rests 42 for repose thereof.

The rod support is placed in use by being securely screw clamped to a conveniently located element 33 of a boat, barge or pier, and upon being so clamped in a use position, is adapted to use by grasping the finger 15 and lifting the cylinder B4 and the rod engaging finger 18 against the compressive resistance o-f the-spring 'l0 to provide clearance between the finger 18 and the bifurcated rests 4l for placing the rod I4 in said rests. If a long run is to be made to the fishing grounds, or if for other reason one desires to leave his rod inactive and be certain it will not be accidentally dislodged from the support, it is only necessary to tighten the screw 'I0 thereby holding the guide rod 62 and the cylinder 64 against relative lineal movement to ensure that the finger 18 will not release its pressure grip upon the rod. Loosening the screw 14 enables free relative movement between the guide rod and the cylinder-finger 'I8 so that therod is quickly removable from the support by merely lifting the cylinder-finger 78 from pressurized placement upon the rod. Y

With a rod in cradled position as shown in the several figures of the drawing, the support l2 and the rod I4 therein may be swung through any horizontal angle by loosening the nut 56 upon the bolt 54 to relieve clamping pressure of the bracket 48 and the bar 38 upon the plate 34. This facility is an advantage-in accommodating ones fishing position to the crowded conditions which frequently prevail upon public fishing facilities.

If it is desired to fish with an erect rod, or if it is helpful or convenient to another that all near-by lines be hauled in for landing a fish, or if one need to bait his hook or otherwise service his tackle, the support and a rod cradled therein may be easily and quickly moved from a normal horizontal position to any elevated position of Which positions |4a and I4?) are indicative, by loosening the nut a to relieve the clamping pressure of the lugs 36 upon the ends of the looped metal strap forming the eye 24 of the clamp I6, and may be secured in the desired position of elevation by tightening the nut aforementioned.

It is believed that from the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have conceived and developed a practicable and operatively :ver-

satile fishing rod support, a device which relieves a person of tension and resulting fatigue between those periods of activity represented by a strike, a device which is sturdy and strong enough to meet all operational requirements, and finally a device which because of its inherent structural simplicity can be made at a low cost and hence be available to all those who follow sport fishing.

Having thus described my invention in its presently preferred form but without limitation thereto, that which I believe to be novel and for which I seek Letters Patent is as follows:

I claim:

1. A support device for iishing rods, said support device including a screw actuated clamp having a bearing thereon, a base plate fulcrumed upon said bearing for tilting movement thereof, a bar pivotally connected to said base plate, a bracket connected to the pivot of said bar and plate adapted to non-rotatably clamp said bar with respect to said plate, a second bracket, said second bracket being connected to the pivotrof said bar and plate and extending laterally therefrom, a guide-rod hingedly connected to said last mentioned bracket, a tubular housing substantially encasing said guide-rod and having oppositely disposed fingers iixedly secured thereon, a spring in said tubular housing cooperable with said guide-rod and adapted to resist a lifting pressure applied to one of said tubular housing fingers, and means on said bar adapted to cradle a fishing rod therein, the other of said tubular housing lingers being adapted to resiliently bear upon said` fishing rod intermediately of said cradle means upon release of the first mentioned tubular housing fingers.

2. A support device for fishing rods, said support device including a screw actuated clamp having a pintle bearing thereon, a base plate fulcrumed upony said pintle bearing for'tilting movement thereof, a bar pivotally connected to said base plate, a bracket connected to the pivot of said bar and plate adapted tonon-rotatably clamp said bar with respect to said plate, a second bracket, said second bracket being connected to the-pivot of said bar and plate and extending laterally therefrom, a guide-rod hingedly connected to Vsaid bracket, a tubular housing substantially enclosing said guide-rod and adapted to relative lineal movement with respect thereto, a'spring cooperable with said guide rod and being resistant of lineal movement of said tubular housing, means to manually lift said tubular housing against said spring, means on said tubular housing depressingly engaging said fishing rod, and a cradle integral with said bar cooperable with said last mentioned means adapted to secure said fishing rod in said support device.

WILLIAM F. BRAUER.

.REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record Vin the filerof Vthis patent;

v `UNITED STATES` PATENTS ,rear Britain July io, 1897 

